Jim started Hennessy & Roach, P.C. in May of 1993 with Tom Hennessy. He currently serves as the firm’s Managing Partner. Jim earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In his undergraduate years , Jim was a Chick Evans Scholar and remains active in supporting the program. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law. Jim was selected as one of Forty attorneys to watch under 40 in Chicago. He has received numerous local and national awards. He is currently a director of the Western Golf Association and Serves on the Sponsor Counsel for St. Laurence High School.